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Truth Isn't in the Details

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Newspaper clipping published in the Los Angeles Times on February 6, 2000 that discusses factual accuracy in film making. "Boys Don't Cry" receives the plurality of space in this review, with the author quoting Hilary Swank's Oscar acceptance speech referencing Brandon Teena, as well as other people involved in the production of the film. This is the first of a two-part series from the same author on a "truth-in-movies debate." Content warning: This item relates to the death of Brandon Teena, who was murdered and sexually assaulted as the target of gruesome anti-LGBT hate crimes. Brandon's death became a major news item, and the language used to describe his identity and depict the violence he suffered by contemporary press coverage ranges from insensitive to outright cruel.

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